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Roger Ebert

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Roger Ebert Fast Facts:

In 1975, he became the first recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for film criticism.
Wrote the screenplay for nudie-movie king Russ Meyer's cult-classic Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970); used pseudonyms when he penned Meyer's Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979) and Up! (1976).
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.
Had his right thumb trademarked.

Roger Ebert Relationships:
Annabel Ebert - Mother
Chaz Hammelsmith - Wife
Sonia Hammelsmith - Stepdaughter
Walter H. Ebert - Father
Roger Ebert Awards:
1984 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Series - Nominee
1985 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Series - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Series - Nominee
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Series - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Series - Nominee
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Series - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Series - Nominee
College:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (BS, 1964); attended University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; attended University of Chicago, Chicago, IL